Niche

Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Beat 'em up: 109 indie paid launches, 10 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

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A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action-Adventure and is about level with Beat 'em up; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up: 4 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 19.0 in 100 for Beat 'em up.

Small sample: 16 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneAction-Adventure

15.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,531

Launches554 / 87 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction-Adventure + Beat 'em up

4 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 16 launches

$1k+12 of 16 launches

$10k+9 of 16 launches

Launches16 / 4 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoBeat 'em up

19.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.0 in 100

$1k+84 in 100

$10k+57 in 100

Launches58 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices109 in pair Under $548 in pair $5 to $1038 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $407: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Beat 'em up priced $10 to $20. 4 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 16.7 in 100 for Beat 'em up-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 16 launches · $10k+ 9 of 16 launches · $100k+ 4 of 16 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Lost Castle 2leads this pair36.7%

PairLost Castle 236.7%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%

Beat 'em upAbsolum24.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

Lost Castle 2 earned 36.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 109 Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
Beat 'em up is led by Absolum, with 24.8% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure + Beat 'em up through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view108 of 109 launches	Without the breakout108 of 109 launches	Last 18 months19 of 109 launches
Launches counted	10910 hits	1089 hits	1089 hits	195 hits
Earned $100k+	9.2 in 1001 in 11	8.3 in 1001 in 12	8.3 in 1001 in 12	5 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$290top tenth $96,482+	$290	$290	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-9.2%0.8 fewer in 100	-9.2%0.8 fewer in 100	+186.8%17.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 109 launches.

Launches counted: 10910 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $290top tenth $96,482+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1089 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $290
Chance against standard: -9.2%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Castle 2 (36.7% of the money): 108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1089 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $290
Chance against standard: -9.2%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 109.

Launches counted: 195 hits
Earned $100k+: 5 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +186.8%17.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 109 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Castle 2 (36.7% of the money): 108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 109.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,291 of 3,447 launches	Without the breakout3,446 of 3,447 launches	Last 18 months904 of 3,447 launches
Launches counted	3,447189 hits	3,291181 hits	3,446188 hits	90464 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$378top tenth $25,255+	$390	$378	$429
Chance against standard	the base	+0.3%no change	-0.5%no change	+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$12 more	0.0%no change	+13.5%$51 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 launches.

Launches counted: 3,447189 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $378top tenth $25,255+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 3,447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,291181 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $390
Chance against standard: +0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +3.2%$12 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,446188 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $378
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 904 of 3,447.

Launches counted: 90464 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $429
Chance against standard: +29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.5%$51 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 3,447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 904 of 3,447.

Beat 'em up is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Beat 'em up through every lens, all prices
Beat 'em up	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view400 of 405 launches	Without the breakout404 of 405 launches	Last 18 months94 of 405 launches
Launches counted	40528 hits	40026 hits	40427 hits	9411 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.5 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15	11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$290top tenth $43,220+	$290	$290	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-6.0%0.4 fewer in 100	-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100	+69.3%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 405 launches.

Launches counted: 40528 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $290top tenth $43,220+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 40026 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $290
Chance against standard: -6.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (24.8% of the money): 404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 40427 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $290
Chance against standard: -3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 405.

Launches counted: 9411 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +69.3%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 405 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (24.8% of the money): 404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 405.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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